PubPol 201.001 Systematic Thinking | Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
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PubPol 201.001 Systematic Thinking

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Level
Undergraduate
Term
Winter 2025
Course Section
001
U-M Course Number
27779
Credit Hours
4
Class Size
150

This course provides an introduction to public policy design and analysis using "systematic thinking" from the social sciences and humanities, with the application of scientific methods and knowledge more generally. Systematic thinking about how social problems are defined/understood and how policy both creates and can address societal problems is essential to the design and evaluation of public policies.
 

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Brian A. Jacob

Associate Dean for Research and Policy Engagement; Walter H. Annenberg Professor of Education Policy; Professor of Public Policy, Economics, and Education
Jacob is co-director of the Youth Policy Lab. His primary fields of interest are labor economics, program evaluation, and the economics of education. Jacob's current research focuses on urban school reform, with a particular emphasis on standards and accountability initiatives.

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